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Night ritual photograph in a temple-like pandal with pink and white draped fabric overhead. Central deity murti is a multi-armed goddess seated on a lion, holding weapons, with a large yellow arched prabhavali behind her. Flanking murtis include Ganesha with a pink body on the left and a goddess playing a veena on the right, all adorned with yellow marigold garlands. In the foreground, a seated man in a red-brown dhoti with bare upper torso sits on a silver-accented throne-like seat with folded hands, while a standing priest in a rust-red dhoti and shawl faces the deities. Many seated devotees in orange and saffron clothing and white headwraps fill the lower foreground, with brass lamps and marigold offerings on the altar.

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September 28 20172017-09-28 +1 copiesA festive photograph of a temple-like pandal beneath pink and white cloth canopies. Central is a large Durga-form deity murti with multiple arms, a golden halo and a lion mount, flanked by Ganesha on the left and two goddess murtis in yellow garlands on either side. Marigold garlands and flower offerings lie on a red-draped altar. At right, a seated man in an orange-red garment and flower garland sits on a silver throne with a kalasha-like silver pedestal, while a standing attendant in orange holds an object. Devotees in orange clothing are visible at the lower edge, seen from behind the barrier. a person is seated on the silver throne, with his long hair, ceremonial garland and saffron-red robe as cues.2017-09-28September 28 20172017-09-28 +1 copiesSeptember 28 20172017-09-28 +1 copiesA photograph of a festival pandal with large painted clay murtis of deities, including a central multi-armed goddess with a red-and-gold aura, a lion mount, and flanking figures with a veena and a Ganesha. A seated man in saffron-red garments sits on an ornate silver throne with hands folded in a namaskar gesture, while a bare-chested attendant in a red shawl stands at the right in front of a brass vessel. Yellow marigold garlands drape the murtis, and devotees in orange headcloths sit in the foreground behind metal barriers, with pink and white cloth canopies overhead. Given the seated figure's role and surroundings, this is a puja or darshan setting, with the seated figure's identity uncertain from appearance alone.2017-09-28 +1 copiesSeptember 28 20172017-09-28September 28 20172017-09-28September 28 20172017-09-28 +1 copiesSeptember 28 20172017-09-28 +1 copiesSeptember 28 20172017-09-28September 28 20172017-09-28September 28 20172017-09-28